Memoirs of a Geisha Articles

2006 Cinema Audio Society Awards 2006 Cinema Audio Society winners: Crystal Ballroom in the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on February 25, 2006 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line   For Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures: Crash Re-recording Mixers: Marc Fishman Adam Jenkins Rick Ash Production Mixer: Richard Van Dyke King Kong [...]

2006 Visual Effects Society Awards 2006 Visual Effects Society award nominations: January 9, 2006 2006 VES award winners: Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on February 15, 2006 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)     FEATURE FILMS Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe – Dean Wright, Randy Starr, Bill [...]

War of the Worlds by Steven Spielberg The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the seven semi-finalists for the 2006 sound editing Academy Award. They are (in alphabetical order): The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire King Kong Memoirs of a Geisha Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith Walk [...]

The New York-based group National Board of Review has selected George Clooney’s black-and-white biopic-cum-sociopolitical drama Good Night and Good Luck. (above, with Clooney and David Strathairn) as the best film of 2005. Other winners include best director Ang Lee for critics’ fave Brokeback Mountain; another critics’ fave, Philip Seymour Hoffman, chosen as best actor for Capote; and best actress Felicity Huffman, who plays a pre-op [...]